This book is concerned with moral questions, considered almost always from a biological perspective. Just reading the above quotation from Ayala reveals that this task is neither easy nor free from confusion. In fact, it is not usually even considered by philosophers to be worthy of attention. U...
(2014). "Descriptive & pragmatic levels of empirical ethics: utilizing the situated character of moral concepts, judgment, and decision-making," in Experimental Ethics, eds C. Lutge, H. Rusch, and M. Uhl (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan)....
Furthermore, the principle of autonomy, which has be- come very influential in medical ethics internationally (including New Zealand) [8], may suggest that the views of patients, i.e. the general public, should have a role in determining the kinds of health services that are avail- able. ...
Quality is commonly applied to products and processes, but we can also define human quality in dealing with people. This requires first establishing what treatment is appropriate to the human condition. Through an inquiry into the characteristics that define the human being and what ethical requiremen...